We welcome you to  Issue 3 of August 2019. We are pleased to present four notable articles. The contents of this issue are of interest to researchers,policy makes, consultants and health practioners.

Published: 2023-02-05

Articles

  • Does teamwork and communication improve with simulation training? An evaluation of simulation training videos in Bihar, India

    JESSICA D DYER (1), MELISSA C MORGAN (2), SUSANNA R COHEN (3), RAKESH GHOSH (4), JULIA RANEY (5), HILARY SPINDLER (6), TANMAY MAHAPATRA6 (7), AMELIA CHRISTMAS (8), DILYS M WALKER (9)
    (1) , United States ,
    (2) Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA , United States ,
    (3) College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah , United States ,
    (4) Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA , United States ,
    (5) Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA , United States ,
    (6) Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA , United States ,
    (7) CARE India Solutions for Sustainable Development, Patna, Bihar, India , India ,
    (8) PRONTO International, Seattle, WA, USA , United States ,
    (9) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Services, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA , United States ,
    Abstract Views : 279
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  • Determinants of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling uptake at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kisumu, Kenya

    EDWIN MICHIRA KAMBAGA (1), FELIX HUMWA (2)
    (1) , United States ,
    (2) Global Programs for Research and Training, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    Abstract Views : 209
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  • Closing the gap:

    A novel metric of change in performance

    RICHARD KATURAMU (1), JEANNA WALLENTA LAW (2), FRED C SEMITALA (3), GIDEON AMANYIRE (4), LEATITIA KAMPIIRE (5), ENNIFER NAMUSOBYA (6), MOSES R. KAMYA1 (7), DIANE HAVLIR (8), DAVID V. GLIDDEN (9), ELVIN GENG (10)
    (1) , Uganda ,
    (2) Dept. of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA , United States ,
    (3) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (4) Makerere University Joint AIDS Program, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (5) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (6) University Research Co., LLC (URC), Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (7) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (8) Dept. of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA , United States ,
    (9) Dept. of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA , United States ,
    (10) Dept. of Medicine, Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA , United States ,
    Abstract Views : 218
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  • Assessing effects of a data quality strengthening campaign on completeness of key fields in facility-based maternity registers in Kenya and Uganda

    RIKITA MERAI (1), RYAN KEATING (2), PAUL MUBIRI (3), DARIOUS KAJJO (4), CHRISTOPHER OTARE (5), DAVID MUGUME (6), FITTI WEISSGLAS (7), PETER WAISWA (8), PHELGONA OTIENO (9), LEAH KIRUMBI (10), ANTHONY WANYORO (11), GERTRUDE NAMAZZI (12), KEVIN ACHOLA (13), ROGER MYRICK (14), ELIZABETH BUTRICK (15), DILYS WALKER (16)
    (1) , United States ,
    (2) Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    (3) Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (4) Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (5) Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    (6) Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    (7) Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    (8) Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (9) Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    (10) Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    (11) Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    (12) Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda , Uganda ,
    (13) Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya , Kenya ,
    (14) Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    (15) Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    (16) Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA , United States ,
    Abstract Views : 250
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  • Prevalence and factors associated with khat use among minibus workers in northern Tanzania

    INNOCENT B. MBOYA (1), BEATRICE JOHN (2), JULIUS CLEMENT (3), FADHILI MBONEA (4), NEEMA R. MOSHA (5)
    (1) , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    (2) Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi-Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    (3) Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi-Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    (4) Department of Community Health, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo), Moshi-Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    (5) Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit (MITU), Mwanza-Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    Abstract Views : 314
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  • Health insurance for informal workers:

    What is hindering uptake? Perspectives from female food vendors in Kinondoni District, Tanzania

    LAWRENCIA MUSHI (1), PETER MILLANZI (2)
    (1) Department of Health Systems Management, School of Public Administration and Management, Mzumbe University, Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    (2) Department of Finance, the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania , Tanzania, United Republic of ,
    Abstract Views : 270
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